| General | |
|---|---|
| Manufacturer: | Boeing |
| Production-Block: | , B-17G-90-BO 43-38474 to 43-38673 |
| Operational History | |
|---|---|
| Bomb Group: | , 303rd Bomb Group, 398th Bomb Group |
| Bomb Squadron: | , 360th Bomb Squadron |
| RCL | PU-G |
| Fate: |
, Battle damaged (24 December 1944) |
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History of
B-17 43-38532
Delivered Cheyenne 14/8/44; Lincoln 24/8/44; Grenier 10/9/44; Assigned 360BS/303BG [PU-G] Molesworth 17/9/44; battle damaged Merzhausen 24/12/44 with John St Julien, Dick Newell, George Kiehlkopf, Felix Carney, Bill Mitchell, John Flanogan, Dick Farthing, Ray McClellan, Marlin Evans (9 Returned to Duty); crash landed Snetterton A/fd, UK; repaired & ret; transferred 398BG Nuthampstead 22/5/45; no ops, RAF Valley 2/6/45; Returned to the USA Bradley 7/6/45; 4168 Base Unit, South Plains, Texas 12/6/45; Reconstruction Finance Corporation (sold for scrap metal in USA) Kingman 1/12/45.
Information may include corrections and additions based on Jing’s research.
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This page was last updated on 13 September 2017
18. April 2020 access_time 18:41
My father was best friends with George Kiehlkopf of B-17 43-38532. I would like as much information as possible on B-17 43-38532. I am building a B-17G model from Revell and would like to dedicate this build to this crew. The St Julien Crew, I believe.
12. June 2020 access_time 23:05
My dad, Roy Emery, flew three times in #43-38532. The pilot was Jim Geiger and my dad was the bombadier. I’ve been looking up his missions and the history of the B 17’s and came across your post. I have some photos, but they are in the US and I think they are in front of another plane.
Last year I went to Molesworth AFB – there are monuments honoring the 303rd bombing group. It was very moving. – All best, Ariane